Rail jointing means



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RAIL JOINTING MEANS Filed April 1,;1955 2 Sheet s -Sheet 1 Inventor March 24, 1936. H. MAYNARD 2,035,085

' RAIL JOINTING MEANS 7 Filed April 1, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I (I I n'uent'or larra's'onwnard Attorney I I -Fatended Mar. 24, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAIL J OINTING MIEAN S Harrison Maynard, Earling, W. Va., assignor of one-half to M. T. Gose, McConnell, W. Va.

Application April 1, 1935, Serial No. 14,156

2 Claims. (01. 238-10) This invention relates to improved rail jointthe numerals l4. Each unit comprises a single ing means which is especially, but not necessarily, piece or plate of metal which embodies an arm adapted for underground track structures used or lever l and at its outer end it is provided with for transportation work in mines and the like. a head or knob I6 which serves as an impact Briefly, the improved jointing means comprises element. Adjacent to the head is an aperture 6 a fish-plate for anchorage on the conventional IT to accommodate a pivoting and anchoring bolt cross-tie and adapted for disposition on one side or rivet I8. This bolt serves to fasten the lever 01 the rail to connect the rail ends together on to the cross-tie and at the same time allows the this side, together with a pair of duplicate comlever to be swung in a limited arc. The inner panion pivotally mounted units for anchorage on end of the lever widens into a plate portion I9 the cross-tie on the opposite side of the track rail and terminates in an upstanding jointing flange in a manner to complete the joint structure. which is of the same height as the flange II The principal novelty is predicated upon the but is approximately one half as long as said adoption and use of simple and economical parts flange II. This abutment flange 20 is provided especially adapted for the purposes intended and with a bolt hole 2! to accommodate the adjacent made with a view toward providing a quick and threaded nut equipped end of the connecting bolt dependable coupling or jointing structure for the [3. There are two of these lever units l4 and abutting rail-ends of the complemental track they are attached in somewhat spaced parallelism rails. to opposed portions of the cross-tie so that they 20 Other features and advantages will become occupy the complemental positions illustrated in 20 more readily apparent from the following de- Figure 1. This provides a simple means for soription and drawings. swinging the lever units into place after which In the drawings: they may be attached through the instrumentality Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view showof the bolts I3. The pivotal mounting of each ing a portion of the cross-tie, the rail sections lever provides a convenient way of enabling the 25 and the improved coupling or jointing means concrewmen to use a hammer or the like to strike structed in accordance with the principles of my against the impact head Hi to drive or wedge the invention. flange 20 into place. Under the circumstances Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken thi three-part jointing means provides an exapp x on t plane of the li e of ceptionally strong, durable and simplified cou- Figure 1. pling or jointing means for the rail ends I.

Fi u e 3 s a v t a cross s t a vi w n The gist of the invention is reflected in a triple the line 3-3 of Figure 2. part assemblage comprising on the one side a Figure 4 s detail View Of the One-Piece fi one piece main fish-plate and on the opposite plate used on one side of the rail. side and in opposed relation a sectional fish-plate 35 Fi ure 5 is a p sp t v of n of t p v d assembly which is in effect a pair of duplicate coup n units u d o the opposite Side of the lever units pivotally mounted and provided with rail. impact heads for the purpose of expeditious ap- Referring now to Figure 1 wherein the general plication and assembling and maintenance of 4 assemblage is shown, it will be observed thatthe the pang numeral 6 designates the cross-tie. This is a It is thought that persons skilled in the n; conventional metal tie e as 15 used l to which the invention relates will be able to obgl i gg g ga g gfig l gfg i g 31: tain a clear understanding of the invention after ODS ar n 4o Shown in abutting relation on one side is the considering the description in connection with 4 single cast or one-piece fish-plate, This the drawings. Therefore,amore lengthy descripprises an attaching or anchoring flange 8 secured tionlls regarded as unnecessai'yd by rivets 9 to the cross-tie. It also includes a Mmor Changes 511919935 29 an rearrange central inclined web 10' and an upstanding couof details commg Wlthlrthe fi inven- 5 pling or jointing flange II. The flange ll bridges tlon claimed may be resorted to a tual practhe gap between the rail ends and bears firmly tice, if desired. a ain t t apertured Web portion of the rail Having thus described the invention, what is sections 1. It is formed with elongated bolt holes claimed as new is: l2 through which the coupling bolts l3 extend. 1. In a structural assemblage of the class de- The units n th pp t s d s are d noted by scribed, in combination, a cross-tie, a sectional as rail supported on said cross-tie, the adjacent ends of the sections being disposed in abutting relation in a position overlying the cross-tie, a main fish-plate including an upstanding flange abutting the web portions of the rail sections. an anchoring flange secured to the cross-tie, and a connecting web between said flanges, said web being fashioned to bear against and accommodate the underlying base-flange of the rail sections, a pair of complemental units located on the opposite side of the rail sections and including complemental flanges bearing against the web portions of the rail sections on opposite sides of the joint, said sections including lever portions pivoted on the cross-tie, and bolts passing through the respective flanges of the parts as well as through the web portions of the rail sections to join the parts together rigidly in assembled relationship.

2. A rail jointing structure of the class described comprising a main stationary fish-plate unit including an upstanding jointing flange, an anchoring flange and a connecting portion between said flanges, and a pair of companionate jointing units including upstanding flanges for cooperation with said first named upstanding flange, said jointing units being disposed on the opposite sides of the rail from said flange, further including arm portions, and said arm portions having impact heads in the manner and for the purposes described and bolt means for securing the companionate units to the flsh plate unit.

HARRISON MAYNARD. 

